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bar
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This word must be preceded by the definite article in the senses shown in 8) and 9).
bar(
bar
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (long piece)
b. el barrote (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All the houses have bars on the windows because there's a lot of crime in the neighborhood.Todas las casas tienen barrotes en las ventanas porque hay mucho crimen en el barrio.
a. la pastilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's a bar of soap next to the bath tub.Hay una pastilla de jabón al lado de la bañera.
b. la tableta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are few things I love more in life than a bar of dark chocolate.Hay pocas cosas en la vida que me gustan más que una tableta de chocolate oscuro.
b. la cantina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'll see you at 7 pm at the bar on the corner.Te veo a las 7 pm en la cantina de la esquina.
4. (counter)
a. la barra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They've put in a copper bar, and they have live music now too.Han puesto una barra de cobre, y ahora tienen música en directo también.
b. el mostrador (M) (business)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You pay over there at the bar.Se paga allí en el mostrador.
5. (obstacle)
a. la barrera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The current policy has been a bar to our cause.La política actual ha sido una barrera a nuestra causa.
6. (music)
a. el compás (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How many beats are there in the bar?¿Cuántos tiempos hay en el compás?
Let's do an eight-bar intro, and then play the song as written.Vamos a hacer una intro de ocho compases, y luego tocar la canción como está escrita.
a. la prohibición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bar against hunting in that area is going to have a negative impact on the community.La prohibición de la caza en esa área va a tener un impacto negativo en la comunidad.
8. (legal)
a. la abogacía (F) (profession)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I have good news. I've been admitted to the bar!Tengo una buena noticia. He ingresado en la abogacía.
b. el banquillo (M) (seat)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The defendant stood at the bar and waited for the judge's decision.El acusado se quedó junto al banquillo y esperó la decisión del juez.
a. el examen de leyes (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After graduating from law school, I have to pass the bar.Después de graduarme de la facultad de derecho, tengo que aprobar el examen de leyes.
b. el examen de derecho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you want to be a lawyer, you have to pass the bar.Si quieres ser abogado, tienes que aprobar el examen de derecho.
10. (geography)
a. la barra (F) (connecting two pieces of land)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Let's walk along the bar to the other side of the island.Andemos por la barra al otro lado de la isla.
b. el banco (M) (surrounded by water)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We have to be sure to avoid the bar that's up ahead.Debemos asegurarnos de evitar el banco que está adelante.
11. (stripe)
a. la franja (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm thinking about painting diagonal pink bars across the door.Estoy pensando pintar franjas rosas diagonales a través de la puerta.
12. (bodybuilding)
a. la barra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When you're bench-pressing, don't let the bar touch your chest.Cuando hagas press de banca, no dejes que la barra te toque el pecho.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
13. (to obstruct)
a. bloquear
When we tried to follow him, his bodyguard barred our way.Cuando intentamos seguirle, su guardaespaldas nos bloqueó el paso.
b. obstruir
We had to stop the car because there was a log barring the road.Tuvimos que parar el carro porque había un tronco que obstruía el camino.
c. impedir
The police barred the protestors from entering the building.La policía impidió que los manifestantes entraran al edificio.
14. (to exclude)
a. excluir
The three activists have been barred from all government buildings.Los tres activistas han sido excluidos de todo edificio gubernamental.
15. (to block)
a. prohibir
They're trying to bar the use of firearms in the town.Están intentando prohibir el uso de armas en el pueblo.
16. (to fasten)
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A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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